Chapter 22

One day, Wang Zhen saw the iron monument of "internal Ministers shall not interfere in political affairs" set by the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang at the gate of the palace. He was very upset and ordered to move. The next day, everyone went to the court and found that the handwriting of the founding emperor was gone, but they collectively remained silent. This shows how powerful he was.

Wang Zhen, whose date of birth is unknown, is from Weizhou, Shanxi (now Hebei). He once served Zhuqi Town, who was still the prince, to study.

This person values power, especially the views of others on himself. Therefore, gifts should be given to any official for promotion, as should any official returning to Beijing, otherwise there will be trouble coming next. It has something to do with his origin. At the end of Yongle, the imperial court issued a decree, which roughly meant that all officials of education bureaus of provinces and cities who had poor performance for a long time could be transferred to the capital as officials.

Is there such a good thing? I can't do anything locally. I can even be transferred to the capital to work as an official!

Of course not. The secret that nobody cares about is that after being transferred to the capital, the job is relatively special - "clean body into the palace to train female officials".

You're kidding! I can be a common people even if I don't become an official. Why should I be a eunuch in the palace?!

Yeah, who would do such a stupid thing?

Just like this, he is Wang Zhen.

He has a wife and children. Although his life is not rich, he is not poor. He can live in peace, but in his heart, he has ambitions that others can't understand. He was not sent to the palace as a eunuch when he was a child, but only after reading. Even with a certain negative report into the palace. Even though it was difficult to develop locally, he wanted to find another way.

Don't say, by observing words and expressions and putting up with words, he really made him a climate.

Yang Chendong didn't know much about this person before, but he had a big warehouse. There were a lot of history books in it. Naturally, he found this person. As soon as he inquired, if so, Yang Chendong asked the old housekeeper Yang Haijin to see Wang Zhen.

How to say that Yang Hai used to follow master Yang Rong. He had seen the world before. At that time, Wang Zhenyuan didn't have the power now. When he saw San Yang, it was not polite. It was appropriate to send gifts to Yang Hai, an old acquaintance.

Yang Dong, the predecessor of Yang Chendong, doesn't know much about some history, and he also knows a little about the generation of some things. But he has a big warehouse, where there are books, and there are many ready-made books and materials, even finished products for reference. There is no problem whether some things that did not exist in the Ming Dynasty were disassembled, unloaded or reassembled. This is his greatest advantage. Naturally, many new things can be made.

At Wang Zhen's home in the capital, Yang Hai saw Wang Zhen with a respectful expression, which made him very useful.

At the beginning, in order to win the favor of Sanyang, he ostensibly flattered Sanyang, obeyed everything, and pretended not to interfere in political affairs. Every time I went to the cabinet to convey the emperor's will, I pretended to be very respectful and careful. I always stood outside the door and didn't enter the cabinet, which deeply moved Sanyang. Later, when Wang Zhen came to preach again, Sanyang broke the Convention and invited Wang Zhen to sit in the house.

Now I need to look up. Now the man's housekeeper is really so courteous in front of him. He is far from the arrogant look behind Yang Rong. He feels a burst of cool Qi.

"Housekeeper Yang, we are also old acquaintances. We have known each other for many years." Wang Zhen deliberately mentioned the past to see what Yang Hai would say.

Yang Hai had put his mind right before he came. In the past, when master Yang Rong was there, he could not look straight at others, but now in Hedong for 30 years, many things have changed.

"Yes, I've known father-in-law Wang for many years. At that time, I saw your extraordinary, and it was true." some just sighed, and even a little envious. These words made Wang Zhen very useful after listening to them.

A person's proudest, no doubt, is to let those who used to look down on themselves begin to face up to, or even look up to themselves. Now that he has done it, how can he be unhappy?

"Ha ha." after laughing contentedly, Wang Zhen looked at the packaged things behind Yang Hai and asked casually, "what's the matter with me?"

Omitting a public word, the feeling of the moment is naturally very different. But if Yang Haifang didn't hear it, he said respectfully, "well, the sixth young master of our family admires grandpa Wang's talent and ability. This time, when I heard that Xiao went to Beijing, I prepared a gift early. Let me send it to you to express my dessert."

"The sixth young master of the Yang family? But the man who made the toilet and wrote two miscellaneous books?" unexpectedly, Wang Zhen heard about Yang Chendong. Yang Hai also immediately showed a flattered expression and said, "if my sixth young master knows that Grandpa Wang still remembers him, he will be happy and can't sleep."

"Ha ha ha." Wang Zhen, who was coaxed to be happy, was of course very happy that Yang Rong's descendants respected themselves so much. "It's nothing. Speaking of it, the sixth young master is also some talent. The movement is not small. You don't know. Now the toilet is used in the palace. Even the emperor says it's good."

"Really? That must also be the credit of Grandpa Wang's recommendation." Yang Hai said without taking credit.

Looking at such a sensible Yang Hai, Wang Zhenxin is happy. He likes to deal with sensible people. But now he is more curious about what the sixth young master of the Yang family will give himself. I think such a person should be extraordinary.

I felt that Wang Zhen's eyes fell on the gift in time. At that moment, Yang Hai turned and opened the package. Suddenly, the mirror with clear reflection on both sides and two sets of beautifully packaged cosmetics were presented in the hall.

"This is a mirror, which can clearly reflect every part of a person's body. The effect is much better than that of copper territory. In addition, these are two sets of cosmetics. Once women use them, they can keep their youth forever and be more young and beautiful."

There were not many gifts, only two kinds and four pieces, but no matter which one could be called a heavy gift, which also made Wang Zhen blink and his excitement was engraved on his face.

He knew about the mirror. The magistrate of Jianning presented it to the emperor a few months ago. At that time, Yingzong was so happy that he even had to take a good look at it every day. Some imperial concubines of the harem also like it. However, there is no place to buy it for money.

In order to please the emperor, Wang Zhen also used some methods and sent people from the east hall to look for it, but there was no news. I never thought that now there are two at once. How can it not make people happy?

As for the cosmetics that can be skillful, it is even better. It's given to the emperor. I'm afraid those concubines will break their heads and fight for it. Isn't the greatest credit your own?

Sighing at the role and benefits of these gifts, Wang Zhen was very happy. "Well, I have a heart. But I don't know how these things come from?"

"If you go back to father-in-law Wang, our young master knows a foreigner named John. He brought the things from the sea. Unfortunately, the journey is too far, so only these things are available. My sixth young master also said that if father-in-law Wang likes it, he will find more to bring to you in the future." I got instructions before I came, and there are not many good things, Otherwise, the effect will be greatly reduced. Of course, Yang Hai understands the meaning and naturally knows how to say it.

Hearing that things came from the sea, Wang Zhen nodded like a sudden enlightenment. He said how to send a lot of people without clues? It's not from the Ming Dynasty.

The sea route was cut off since Zheng He in the Ming Dynasty. With the constant mention of the threat of the sea, sea phobia has become a mainstream, and Wang Zhen is one of them. In his opinion, the Shi Dynasty army can naturally be called Dragon hegemony on land, but there are too many unknowns when it comes to the sea.

Now that we know the origin of the goods, we also pay more attention to the two gifts in front of us. This is a rare thing to come from afar, and it also shows the importance of Yang Chendong's mind.

"Well, the sixth young master really has a heart, but he doesn't know what he wants." Wang Zhen is a smart man. Because of this, he won't believe that Yang Chendong will want to give himself gifts if he hasn't even been to the capital. As the saying goes, courtesy to people, it is necessary to ask for something.

Seeing that Wang Zhen was in a good mood, Yang Hai knew the time was coming, so he said: "Shortly after the death of the Yang family's mistress, as the youngest son, the sixth young master wants to stay at home and will not come to the capital for the time being. However, when the mistress left, she had a wish that the sixth young master could take over the master's mantle, work for the imperial court and be loyal to the emperor. She also said that she must learn the truth of being a man with Grandpa Wang when she has a chance in the future."

"Ha ha ha." Wang Zhen laughed loudly. He wouldn't believe that a good man would like to learn from his eunuch. But when he received a gift, he had to do something, especially such a valuable gift. It's also a kind of professional ethics. Besides, the requirement is not too high, but he just wants an official position. It's because his father is Yang Rong, an assistant minister of the Five Dynasties, and his family He should have been hoodwinked. "OK, I know. I will ask for a job for the sixth young master in front of the emperor."

"Thank you, Grandpa Wang. And the Yang Bao run by the sixth young master I entered the capital immediately, but some people complained that some of the things written in it were not Confucianism. In fact, it mostly recorded the loyalty to the monarch and the great achievements of my Ming Dynasty. It was just a laugh with several fabricated stories. Speaking of it, it was just a thing written by the sixth young master casually, which really meant nothing else , I just want to earn a reputation. As you know, the sixth young master is only 16 years old this year. Besides, 20% of this belongs to your father-in-law. "